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Mathematical Treasure: Cauchy on Definite Integrals

Author(s): 
Frank J. Swetz (The Pennsylvania State University)

Augustin-Louis Cauchy’s Mémorie sur les Intégrales Définies, concerning integration in the field of the complex numbers, was first published in 1825.

Title page of Mémorie sur les Intégrales Définies by Augustin-Louis Cauchy, 1825

The first pages of the text contain Cauchy’s opening comments.    

First page of Mémorie sur les Intégrales Définies by Augustin-Louis Cauchy, 1825

Second page of Mémorie sur les Intégrales Définies by Augustin-Louis Cauchy, 1825

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Frank J. Swetz (The Pennsylvania State University), "Mathematical Treasure: Cauchy on Definite Integrals," Convergence (July 2018)